Welcome to the Holt Youth Project Website

We are currently in the process of updating our website and so we apologise if any information that is slightly out of date.

The Holt Youth Project exists to provide a safe environment for young people of Holt and surrounding villages to meet and socialize with the minimum of supervision.  This helps to improve and develop their social interaction and communication skills.  This Project provides a centre where young people can learn vocational skills to enhance their opportunities in the workplace, assisting them to attain their full potential as citizens in the community.

We provide a youth-led centre and promote a family-style environment.  We pride ourselves on our relationships and the friendly atmosphere in which the young people can grow and develop their social skills.  We hold strong values, promoting self-esteem, confidence and respect.

The centre was opened in 2004 and has a space for general meetings and socializing, a fully equipped kitchen, an IT suite, a sports hall, a TV lounge and upstairs we boast a beauty salon/quiet room called Blush and a new workshop called Drill.  Work has now started on our new project, The Health Hut, which will promote exercise/fitness, encouraging healthy lifestyles.

At present we serve in excess of 200 registered users between 11-17 years old and approximately 150 children between 0-10 years old, with 45-60 individuals attending each session.  The Project currently opens after school, at week-ends and during holiday periods.

We constantly seek opportunities for the young to engage with the wider community and be involved in local initiatives.

The older aged young people, namely the 17 + age group who have been regular users of the facilities but are now out of the age remit, have expressed a strong desire to continue to be involved in the Project. Our new project, The Health Hut, will allow this group to come back into membership and become less isolated.

We are committed to providing constructive and appropriate opportunities for children, youth and young adults so they have diversionary activities and workshops that enhance their sense of ownership of our locality and help them to feel less excluded and isolated.

We continue to evolve our range of fun and professional programmes, and look to the future with excitement and enthusiasm.